Friend! THE POISON SHOP. "You must know I bought a book, the title of which you shall hear by and by. While I was reading it my hair lifted itself up on my head." Old Job Noot. lated . their choice-extracts on this subject from an for any laws whatsoever; but while there is such carried away clothes, linen, china, and artievery The cellars were forced open, old book entitled "a Cap of Grey Hairs for Green necessity, surely the greatest criminals should not cle of value. Heads." Death of old Job Nott-Tribute of be above them; and such can only be taught to casks of wine were staved, and bottles broken and filial gratitude to an exemplary parent. Import- do as they would be done by, through some such emptied of their contents. The flooring and area ance of the due discharge of parental duties.- means as the above." I really cannot allow my flowed with the intoxicating liquors. Now, an Danger of those systems of public instruction pen to copy what follows; it is so infamously abandoned crew of men and women were seen, which are not founded on religion. Pestilential seditious; nor would I have given you the above some carrying off stolen property, others struginfluence of seditious and infidel publications-of extracts, but with a view to open the eyes and gling greedily for wine and spirits. The drunkards Sunday newspapers-and of political clubs. Ruin- rouse the indignant feelings of the loyal part of staggered and reeled about the pavement, or lay ous effects of political agitation. French revo- society. along in senseless stupefaction, from which many lution-mischievous plaudits bestowed upon it.— It's no use to be over scrupulous about giving never awoke again to the light of life; but, ah! Incendiarism. Riots. Job Nott alarmed at the publicity to such atrocities. The poison is in inconceivable woe! sunk with a load of unregrowing evils of the times-reflects on himself for active secret circulation amongst that class which pented guilt, into the blackness of darkness for not having acted a part more worthy of his name is most liable to be infected by it; and surely it is ever. -dreams, the night after the fires at Bristol, that not only justifiable, but highly necessary to let the The picquet of the 14th dragoons quickly reold Job Nott comes to his bed side, draws the honest part of society know what detestable prin- turned.' The mob now inflamed with liquor, curtain and shakes his head at him! Awakes to ciples are being disseminated amongst the mass and seeking to revenge the death of the man the necessity of action-screws up his energies to of our population. Yes, it is in active circulation who had been killed on the preceding night, in Bristol. I have been assured that there are attacked them with stones. As they had no the sticking point-Like Cowper's Patriot no less than seven poison shops in this city, where orders to fire or to use their sabres, the officer again "Blames his own indolence-observes, though late, such deleterious drugs are dispensed "wholesale, withdrew them to their quarters. While they "Tis criminal to leave a sinking state." retail, and for exportation." slowly retired along the Quay and Drawbridge, Applies himself accordingly to the great task of I said that the poison is in secret circulation. a number of the mob followed, and pelted them The church bells mending the nation,-“ parturiunt Montes." The Yes, these men "love darkness rather than light with stones and brick bats. mountain labours !-The press grouns !—and out because their deeds are evil.” The seditious were ringing for morning service; their peaceful comes The Bristol Job Nott, or Labouring Man's publication especially alluded to, bears on its title chime above the angry shouts of the multitude, page this audacious bravado. "Published in de- seemed to bid them cease their strife, and calm fence of law to try the power of might against their raging passions. But these Sabbath-breakers, right;" and yet as all braggadocios are cowards, these drunkards, these rioters, heeded not. The it bears strong marks of being clandestinely circu- soldiers who had borne their insults and violence It professes not to be sold but "lent to all night long, bore it patiently still. They passed read." And now, my honest reader, what may the Drawbridge, and on the ascent to Collegeyou suppose to be the name of this precious green, almost every stone from their pursuers fell literary gem? It is called- -No, I won't within the line. The soldiers in the rear, hurt tell you what it is called, lest I should advertize and provoked beyond endurance, turned and fired How that could be I don't know, for my father the wretched production, and unintentionally in self defence. Again and again they fired. A wore a wig! but I'm sure if he had lived to read promote its circulation; but I will tell you thus man fell, and was carried away dying. The the books and the newspapers that are sent out much-that it is called by a naine importing that mob, nothing daunted, followed them through now-a-days, 'twould have made every individual it is the protector of the poor man. Oh prostitu- College-green to their quarters, the dragoons hair in his whiskers curl with horror. My cousin, tion of language What will it protect him from? firing their carbines at intervals, as the showers Nehemiah, forestalled me in the last number by Will it keep him from sin? No, it encourages him of stones were repeated. Seven or eight rioters, telling you that I intended to put a "mark of in it. Will it protect him from want? No, it will and a spectator on the opposite side of the Quay, infamy" upon "a nameless tissue of treason and sink him to beggary. Will it protect him from the were wounded. On their way to church many blasphemy which has issued, and is still issuing gallows? No, it will lead him to an ignominious end. persons witnessed this encounter who had never from the press." What mark shall I put? Old Will it protect him from eternal ruin? No, it will seen the military more seriously engaged, than in Job used to talk much of the "Five-headed destroy both body and soul. Oh fatal liberty the show and martial pride of a field day. The monster." I would describe this as the hundred which they profess to support, who are the ene- stern features of war, and of civil discord_still headed monster; every head having five tongues, mies of the laws of God and man, and of every more horrible, were strange and appalling to them. every tongue having five fangs, every fang full of thing that tends to support the order and well- It was a striking change to go from this scene of the venom of asps! But, mean, Old Job used wretched deluders of the unwary, "whilst they to talk much about " the poison shop," by which promise them liberty, they themselves are the he meant the shop where jacobinical and infidel servants of corruption." books and papers were sold. Now I'm sorry to say that there's a new poison shop opened in London, where poison is sold more destructive to the moral and political well-being of society than arsenic and prussic acid is to the bodily frame; and which is introducing a pestilence into the land far more destructive than cholera morbus. Just to give you a sample. In one of the prescriptions Long before the Sabbath bells had rung their dispensed at this poison shop, we are told that hallowed summons to the house of God, a prayerKingship, and Prince of Walesship, and all such less multitude, unwashed, clad in the dirty garRoyal nonsense stands at the very head of the list ments of yesterday, and with hands and hearts of abuses, and should be the very first to be still more impure, came to the half-ruined Manabolished"!!! And by what process is this de- sion-house, to rejoice over the destruction they had sirable consummation to be effected? I will not caused, and watch an opportunity for further vioventure to copy all the treasonable sentiments lence. The picquet of dragoons was withdrawn to that this nefarious publication has dared to pro- take refreshment, when the mob immediately remulgate; suffice it to say, that the writer applauds newed their attack on the building. The mayor, the assassins who murdered Prince Capo d'Istrias, several gentlemen, and some constables, who were the president of Greece; and holds up assassi- within, in all eight or ten persons, had just time nation as the best and readiest way of getting rid to escape over the roofs of the adjoining houses, of oppressors! "We wish, (says this audacious when the rioters rushed into all the rooms, threw political incendiary) that there was no necessity out the furniture into the street, and destroyed or he exhorted them to do. tell you in plain words who perhaps, I had better being of society. Truly may it be said of these confusion and bloodshed, with agitated feelings, A PLAIN ACCOUNT OF THE BRISTOL ners. into one of the churches just so far distant as to be undisturbed by it, where a large congregation were assembled for prayer; and the deep stillness was only broken by the organ's solemn strain, or some words of peace from the lips of God's minister, falling on the ear, like oil upon the troubled waves, telling of mercy even to the chief of sin"When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive." Surely (will the reader say) this was no faint emblem of the last moments of the sincere Christian, when his ear has closed for ever on the din and strife of this world, and his soul entering on the rest that remaineth for the people of God, awakes to the rapturous notes of the seraphim, and the praises of the heavenly host. The commanding officer of the district soon after this skirmish with the rioters, ordered the 14th light dragoons to remove to quarters at Keynsham, a village on the Bath road, five miles from Bristol; an order which they obeyed very unwillingly. He hoped by this concession to induce the mob to return to their homes, which The whole military force that now remained to "For Satan finds some mischief still These, however, were only the wretched dupes of would scarcely have been prudent to do so in a to the Bishop's Palace, and the mayor, with sevespot where their own retreat might have been cut ral persons who had been with him during the day, off by burning the Prince's street bridge, along and followed by as many citizens as could be collected, went down to the scene of action, having which they soon retired to their former station. With the help of the prison keys found in the given orders for all the troops which could be governor's house, and with their thundering sledge- brought out to be there. The first division of the hammers, the rioters quickly released the prisoners, mob having entered, were followed by many of about one hundred and seventy in number. These the special constables and the soldiers, who formed sallied forth, as they made their escape one after inside the court, and it was hoped the ringleaders another, mingling their yells, and frantic gestures might be secured; but just as the citizens came with the shouts of the multitude. Many of them in contact with them, the main body of the mob stripped off their prison clothes as they went, and was heard advancing. The mayor, and the few were met by their friends and associates who never persons who were with him between the two boexpected to see them come forth, except for trial dies, with difficulty passed through them; and the or punishment. One of the ringleaders then tied constables, who had attempted to secure some of a black handkerchief to the weather-cock on the the mob, on looking to the place where the soltop of the porter's lodge: this man was an infidel, diers had been posted, in the hope of finding supand it was a fit job for him. At this signal the port, observed that the soldiers were gone, and incendiaries began their work. Thick black clouds finding themselves deserted, got away as they of smoke arose from the vast pile of building; the could, declaring that they would not again venture treadmill, the governor's house, the chapel were their lives. quickly on fire, and the strong fireproof walls of The handful of troops on arriving at the Bithe prison, constructed of stone and iron, were shop's Palace, perceived by the flames now bursting blackened by the flames, which strove to spread from the Mansion-house, that advantage had been themselves, but were checked on either side by taken of their absence, to set it on fire. The solthese impenetrable barriers: the mob burnt the diers immediately returned to their former post, Having got rid of the greater part of the troops, chairs, benches, tables, and every destructible thing and the Bishop's Palace being likewise left unprotected, it was fired by a small party of the mob, the rioters grew bolder, and before the respectable within the prison. The rioters now felt themselves to be masters of, and consumed. The Bishop had quitted it during part of the inhabitants had returned from public worship, they planned an attack on the crowded the city, and openly avowed their intention of the day, and part of his property had been removed. No sooner had the troops been withdrawn from gaol, and proceeded to put it into execution. The burning and plundering private property. Some objects of this wicked design were to inspire terror of the leaders of the Political Union, whose placard the Mansion-house than the rioters kindled a fire and increase the confusion; to procure as accom- had tended to raise the storm, offered their services in the kitchen beneath the banquetting-room.— plices men hardened in crime, and ready to go with to quell it, but the mob were masters now, and re- The upper rooms were then ransacked and plunthem to any excesses; and to defeat the ends of fused to obey. A member of the Union proposed dered of whatever property remained, and the celThe plate and justice by liberating the prisoners that were to be a plan which seemed feasible: the gaol stands on lars were again forced open. tried by Sir Charles Wetherell Bridewell was a piece of ground surrounded on one side by the valuable pictures had been conveyed to a place of the first point of attack. On their way thither, the floating harbour, on the other by the new river. safety. The fire spread with great rapidity, but mob were made to halt and break open an anchor- The only approach to it is by two swing bridges to hasten its progress, the incendiaries applied smith's and ironmonger's shop; sledgehammers, it was proposed to turn the bridges round, and firebrands to the several rooms, and while the crowbars, and other instruments, were handed out confine the mob on what would then have been an furious element was spreading in every direction, the wretches ran to the windows shouting in the and distributed in an orderly and systematic man- island. The plan was not adopted. phrenzy of intoxication and of wickedness triner. With these formidable weapons, the unresisted mob quickly took the strong heavy prison gates off umphant. Some retreated in time, but others, their hinges, and threw them into the float: they there is no doubt, had prepared their own dreadful then battered off the locks and bars, let loose the funeral pile and perished there. So speedy was the work of destruction, that in half an hour the prisoners, and set the Bridewell on fire. Mansion-house was a smoking ruin*. About the same time, (near two o'clock) a large party of rioters attacked the new gaol, a strong building almost entirely built of massive stone and iron, which cost nearly one hundred thousand pounds. A very numerous and formidable mob ranged themselves in front of the gaol, while all around, and on the opposite bank of the river, a multitude, computed at fifteen thousand persons, were gathered together, many from curiosity; but from the loud shouts of approbation from the crowd which rent the air from time to time as the rioters were forcing their way into the prison, it is but too evident that a very large number came to encourage by their presence and to assist them if necessary. No due preparation had been made for the defence of this strong building; and to the suddenness and boldness of the attack, its success may in a great measure be ascribed. Two magistrates, and about thirty citizens and constables, attempted to enter the prison, but were stoned and driven back. The rioters now forced their way into the governor's house, carried off the furniture and prison books, the caravan, and the gallows, and threw them into the river. About this time, the hopes of the well-disposed spectators were raised by the appearance of the twenty-three dragoons, the only remaining defenders of the city; but they had no orders to attack the mob; and it It is said that the ringleaders seated themselves in the court-yard of the prison, to deliberate as to the places to be attacked: various schemes were brought forward; at length they sallied forth in several parties and burnt four toll-houses: the gate keepers were allowed to remove their property. The oil for lighting the lamps was then poured on the floor and mixed with other combustible matter, which being lighted up, the house was instantly in a blaze. A ringleader directed the operations with impudent coolness. : * As my Cousin Job's publications have found their way to London, and various other places, to make what follows more plain to his friends in those parts, many of whom never saw Queen-square, I The Gloucester County Prison, near to Bristol, shall here give some short description of it. Each shared the same fate, and a party was dispatched side of the square was 150 yards in length, or thereto burn Bridewell, which had been only partially abouts, and contained about 20 large and well-built The boundary line of this noble square consumed. The three prisons, blazing in different houses. The Mansion-house stood at the north-east corner, quarters of the city at the same moment, served within the building, was therefore 600 or 700 yards. as terrible beacons to warn the inhabitants of their on the north side; the Custom-house in the middle danger. From street to street and house to house of the same side; the Excise-office at the norththe rumour spread with fearful consternation. The west corner on the west side. The remainder of magistrates had been at the Council-house, and the square consisted of private dwelling-houses and a party of citizens had assembled at the Guildhall. counting houses, and in the cellars underneath, and but no adequate civil force was organized. The warehouses behind were large stores of wine, spitown was now at the mercy of a lawless rabble, increased by the bands of thieves and robbers, who had just issued from their cells in all the insolence of successful villainy. When good men undertake a good object they endeavour to unite in it, the honest, the upright, the liberal, and benevolent. What must the men be and what their object, who to procure agents and associates, empty the common gaols. From the Gloucester County Prison, at Lawford's Gate, the mob proceeded, in two divisions, rits, sugar, cocoa, and other merchandize. Prince's street is immediately behind the west-side of the square, and the wooden drawbridge, at the end of that street (which had two toll-houses that were the north and west sides of the square, are quays burnt down) leads directly to the Gaol. Behind where ships of a large class were moored. A double row of tall trees and a low wooden paling encloses the middle space which is in grass. There is a statue of King William on horseback in the centre. N. N. [To be continued.] Poet's Corner. Old Jobb Nott was assisted in the verse-making department of his literary manufactory by his townsman, Mr. Poet-Free, to whom he expressed himself as under great obligations. The present publisher has to acknowledge the kindness of his friend, Mr. Poet Woodby, from whose pen the subjoined specimen comes as a sort of first fruits. It may be proper to observe, that Mr. W.'s name was originally written Would-be, but that the poet has been induced to altar the spelling of his name partly with a view to poetical effect, and partly as a precaution, lest any carping Zoilus, envious of his laurels, should be tempted to a paltry pun. In the extracts from "" My Pocket-Book" given to the Public in my first article this day, this item occurs "Rhyme-tagging," difference between that and poetry. Now in explanation of this, it might suffice to say that Rhymetagging is the modern or reformed poetry; however, as one good illustration is better than a dozen definitions, I will just observe that what my Cousin Nehemiah quoted in the last page of No. 2, is poetry, manufactured after the old school before power-looms were invented; but that what is now to be presented to you is Rhyme-tagging, or modern reformed verse. At the same time, it is necessary to give this caution, that there is considerable difference in the texture even of the new article. There is a great deal of Rhyme-tagging done by steam, merely got up slightly for the cheap shops; but, all that appears in Job Nott's columns will be warranted done by hand. Mr. Woodby's first contribution shall now be presented to my readers. It is on a very popular topic; but please to observe that the Poet, like myself, abstains from offering any opinion on the political question, and merely treats it in a moral point of view. RADICAL REFORM; Or, How to Mend the Nation. THOUGH Hunt and Hume may fret and fume, I still contend, that I'm the friend For mending Kings and such like things, For mending great and small, Sir. When trees do bear no plum nor pear, Far better scheme to me would seem, To dress and pare it round with care, Just so, I'm bold, the rule will hold In mending of the Nation: Each in his several station. But while in drink we spend our chink, The Priest, you say, receives his pay He'll have a toughish job, Sir. His work will ne'er be ended. The work will all be done, Sir; A WORD IN SEASON. any justice. The unhappy prisoners will be tried by an impartial jury. Oh! inestimable privilege. Bulwark of British liberty! Take care, my friends, that you don't lose it. There's no more likely way of losing it than by the populace interrupting and attempting to prevent the administration of justice. I repeat, that these unhappy men will be tried by an impartial jury, who will hear their cause with patience, acquit where they can acquit, and give the prisoner the benefit of every doubt; and if after patient and impartial hearing, the prisoner shall be found guilty by his Peers-where's the man that would lift his voice against the justice of such a decision? Such a man, if he can be found, is the enemy of his country, the enemy of all social order. There's another consideration which ought to influence you, and will, I trust, influence many who, perhaps, would not yield to any other motives. I mean this, that mercy is the prerogative of the Sovereign; and we may be sure that our present gracious King will be desirous to exercise it as far as is consistent with the ends of justice; but if the people were to attempt to repeat such atrocious conduct as attended the last entry of a Judge into this city, it would render it almost impossible for mercy to be shewn, so urgent would be the necessity of an extreme Job Nott has no right to deal in news, because example of the power of the law. As then you he hasn't taken out a licence. Job only retails would regard the honour of our city, as you value out three half-penny small. If you want the brown your character as citizens, as you respect the laws, stout, you must call for the sevenpenny. But be and desire especially to preserve the great blessing sure to mind what house you go to for it-for let me of trial by jury, as you love and honour your tell you some of that sort of beverage is very heady, King, and would desire not to insult him in his intoxicating and unwholesome, owing to the drugs representatives,-in fine, as you would shew pity the political brewers put into it. However, Job to the poor wretched prisoners themselves, and Nott's keg, though not of the strongest, is always would wish to leave room for the exercise of fresh, frisky, and wholesome. But to return, or mercy towards any of them,-on all these considerrather to begin again, although Job Nott can't ations, I beseech, I entreat, I conjure you, to shew deal in news yet he may deal in good advice, and yourselves loyal and peaceable subjects, and don't drop" a word in season." Now its no news, (for put it into the power of any man to say that Bristol every body knows it) that the judges are coming men are enemies to the laws of their country. to try the prisoners-a word then upon this sub- Do you ask what are we to do? Why just go ject, and it shall be a very serious one, for it is no about your own business, and let the gentlemen of joking matter. Let me tell you then that I pity the law go about theirs; and mind, they don't those poor fellows with all my heart; and am deeply want any lookers on. As the receiver is as bad as sorry that they should have been so deluded by the thief, because he encourages him, so the idle designing men, or misled by their own passions as spectator is almost as bad as the rioter, because he to commit (if they did commit 'em) such crimes as helps to make a mob, and seems to give his tacit they stand charged with. At the same time, I sanction to their proceedings. Let, therefore, must say, that if society must go on, and if the all honest men who have no office to fulfil, keep lives and property of peaceable citizens are to be protected, and if it isn't designed to turn the old N.B. I have not made any appeal to religious house out of the windows, and make a scramble; motives, because, if a man has one atom of Chriswhy then the arm of the law must be upheld. You tianity in him, he will be sure to be a good suball know, or ought to know, that the Judge is the ject. He that fears God, will "honour and obey representative of the King; any insult, therefore, the King, and all that are put in authority under offered to the Judge is in effect offered to the him." King. Now, surely, if King William himself was to come down, the people never could think of A" Subscriber" does Job Nott too much honour in hooting and pelting their King; God forbid! Bad as Bristol is, and it has indeed been sadly supposing that he can be the medium of conveying suggesshorn of its honours, but, I repeat, bad as tions to Government. A certain great man publicly Bristol is, this is too bad to be believed. Well, stated that he had not time to read the Times; then, let every man who could dare entertain the and it's scarcely to be expected that he should find time to read Job Nott. However, “a Subscriber" may idea of paying disrespect to the Judge, carry this with him that he thereby dishonours his King! Besides, think, I beseech you, if you were to manifest any disloyalty on this occasion, what a handle you would give to those who charge you with being the enemies of all laws. For what have you to find fault with now? You can't pretend that there are any politics mixed up with the matter now. So if you attempt to obstruct the administration of the faw, and the execution of justice now, it will be plain that it is because you don't like any law and away. CORRESPONDENCE. depend that the Labouring Man's Friend" will do all he can in his proper sphere, to urge the importance of finding employment for the working classes. Bristol: Printed and Published by J. & W. RICHARDSON, No. 6, Clare-Street, to whose care all communications may be addressed, post paid; also sold by J. NORTON, Corn Street, BARRY, High Street, and J. CHILCOTT, Wine Street; Mrs. BINNS, Bath; Mr. WHITE, Cheltenham; Mr. BEMROSE, Derby; Mr. HEWETT, Leamington; and SEELEY and SON, Fleet Street, London. Bristol Job Nott; No. IV.] OR, LABOURING MAN'S FRIEND. JOB NOTT FREELY DISCUSSED. [Second Edition.] THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1832. The Labouring Man's Friend! cries Jem Cavil, (as he took in the third number of Job Nott, that the boy brought to the factory)-the Labouring Man's Friend, eh! Depend upon't that's all a fetch just to put us operatives off our guard, and keep us under hatches; but I wont be took in by any such blarney. I I [Price lad A PLAIN ACCOUNT OF THE BRISTOL The first movements of sedition just visible in "the labouring man's friend." Aye, said Tom grain of it grow without that God whom he disCandid, Cobbett's the writer that Tom Cavil is so regards? Shame upon it! that he should give no fond of. He wouldn't let me rest till I had read honour to the God that made it, and take all the the December number of Cobbett's "Twopenny honour to himself, because as he says, he brought Trash." Trash, indeed, he may well call it! but, it over! Do'st know Tom, who brought potatoes wonder the fellow has got the impudence to give into this Kingdom? No, says Tom, except that so true a name to his own book-'tis like crying the Irishmen all say 'twas St Patrick; but I think stinking fish! True, replied Bill Wright, and whoever he was, he was as great a benefactor of when you come to read in Job Nott's third paper, his race as Cobbett can pretend to be; and if he Well, says honest Tom Candid, (laying down which is just brought in, (I saw it this morning) didn't bring over any republicanism in the same his hammer and adjusting his brown paper cap, what's said there about people's making so much ship, I think he's got the best on't. as he spoke) for my part I've got no such hard of themselves, and being so full of I, I! you'll The bell tolled for dinner just then, and Tom thoughts of the man. Seeming to me he's an directly think of Cobbett: for don't you recollect and Bill broke off their conversation. They little honest well-meaning fellow. I think he deals how he tries to make it out, that he has done more thought that Job Nott was in a corner of the shop fairly between rich and poor, master and servant. good by his Cobbett-corn than any body ever did all the time, and heard every word on't! [As to Didst mind, Jem, what he said about the Christ- for his country? Stop, I think I've got the the political seed that Tom Cavil talked about, mas dinners ?—wasn't that a good hit?-and I "Trash" in my pocket-here is the place" this I think I can tell him all about it! I've been told, know one master that took the hint, and gave his therefore, I scruple not to say-(scruple, cries Bill (but I don't vouch for the truth on't,) that 'tis made men a dinner to take home to their families for Wright, commenting as he read, why nobody ever of the dust of Tom Paine's bones which Cobbett Christmas. Ah, but replied Jem Cavil, this rum thought, man, that thou'dst scruple to say any brought home with him from America, and that old Codger is so hard upon us for only just taking thing that just suited thy turn ;) this, therefore, I he grinds them up and sells the dust in small a pot of porter at the Red Lion, and talking a bit scruple not to say, is the greatest thing that any in-packages marked Cobbett's political Seed Corn," about the state o' things. dividual ever did for his country!" And then fur- and wherever 'tis sown, a crop of Infidels, ReWell, says Tom Candid, I don't know how you ther on, this modest, fellow says, If the whole publicans, and Incendiaries presently spring up. may find it, Jem, but I'm apt to think that Job has of the whig ministry were to live to the age of MeJ.N.] got the best end of the argument; for my part thuselah," (they'd be fine old boys Tom, wouldn't find a great deal more pleasure in going home to they-plenty o' time to work the Reform Bill, spend the evening by my own fireside-hearing eh, boy?) but as I was reading" if they were to the children read, or perhaps myself reading a bit live all of 'em to the age of Methuselah, they the tumultuous assembling of the people on Saturto my wife, whilst she makes up her cap or the like. wouldn't do so much good in the world as I have day morning, had now arisen to a terrible height, I say, I find more pleasure in this way of spend-done to these little Islands alone!!" Bravo, cried The rioters had spurned the authority of the King ing the evening, than in getting amongst a parcel Tom Candid, there's nothing like laying it on and of the laws, by insult and violence to the of half-tipsey fellows that are smoking, guzzling, thick! This hundred-headed Corn must be a fine son and property of their Magistrate and Judge; singing, cursing and swearing, and perhaps break- thing to be sure; but I understand we must take and then their Bishop, the appointed overseer of ing heads into the bargain, and some of 'em clap-right good care to sow the proper sort of seed, for the flock of God, had been treated with the like ped up to spend the night in the watch-house. that there be two sorts of Cobbett corn. The mention of broken heads and the watch- Farmer Goodman, 'tis said made a great mistake, High priest ordered St. Paul to be smitten concontempt and wanton injury. When the Jewish house brought certain recollections to Jem Cavil's and got hold of a packet of the political corn, and trary to the law, the Apostle boldly and sharply mind, and so he slank away not seeming to notice. sowed it in his field, and what d'ye think it sprang rebuked the unjust command. But when they that As soon as he was gone, up comes Bill Wright up to? Why, instead of hundred-headed stalks of stood by told him that it was God's High Priest, the foreman to Tom Candid, and says-Well done rich wheat, the field was presently filled with hun- the inspired apostle meekly replied, "I wist not Tom, I was glad to hear thee talk in the way thou dred-headed monsters, belching out incendiary brethren that he was the High Priest, for it is writdidst to Jem. For my part, I am quite satisfied fires and burning all the Farmers' hay stacks in ten, Thou shalt not speak evil of the Ruler of thy that Job Nott will prove the friend of every honest the neighbourhood! So they'd need take care and people." Such is the Christian's reverence for the man. I've seen enough in his paper already to not sow any of the political seed along with the priestly office because it is ordained of God, even be convinced that he wont be a respecter of per- natural, or else 'twill be worse than sowing tares when the man who holds it dishonours his holy prosons, but will take the labouring man's part when- amongst the wheat. True, replied Bill Wright. fession, that he will not speak evil of him. He will ever he can ;-but, you know Tom, he wouldn't I don't know what opinion this Braggadocio may be subject, as he is commanded, (1 Peter ii.) "not be our friend if he didn't deal faithfully with us have about his corn, but if he sow the seeds of only to the good and gentle but also to the froward." and tell us our faults. I happened to open one of disaffection and rebellion amongst the people, On the contrary, these unchristian rioters proceedCobbett's books yesterday, and was struck with I think he'll do more mischief in a few short years ed to wreak their imaginary wrongs with unbridled the difference between him and Job. Old Cobbett than his whole crew could undo if they were to cruelty and violence upon a Bishop, in whom does all he can to set the labouring man against live to the age of Methuselah. And then as to they were bound not only to reverence the office, his superiors, by telling him that he is oppressed; this corn that he presumes to put his own name but to love and respect the individual for his but Job does all he can to bring the different to. Did he make the corn? Can he make one charities, his generosity, his zealous and devoted classes of Society together, to make masters kind and considerate to their men; and the workmen bett's modesty. In a letter addressed to the Attor-terests of the people. * I can supply Tom with another specimen of Cob- labours to promote the temporal and eternal indiligent and faithful servants, and respectful to ney General, dated 12th December, 1831, he speaks Of all the outrages, that in which the rioters their masters. Now, I think its not hard to dis-of himself as "the author of the most celebrated work seemed to glory most was the liberation of the cover which of these best deserves the name of in the world," meaning his Political Register ! ! prisoners. Sir Charles Wetherell has come to One per 14 were no laws whatever. The inhabi try the prisoners. Well, we shall save him the the mob met with no sort of resistance from sol- kindled, could stop the rioters in their mad and There they might have paused, trouble, and make the Gaol deliver your-diers or constables. What could private indivi- perilous course. Six for a street called the Middle Avenue, separated the selves!" This was their villainous boast, and it duals do? Night had now closed in upon us. was quite according to their wild notions of liberty. fires were now blazing in different quarters of the Custom house and the burning mass of buildThe political incendiary, whose wicked publica-city, and there were many long hours before day ings to the East of it, from the remaining section tion you quoted in your last number with suitable break; nor could any one conjecture what further of the North side of the square which was yet uncomments, wishes there was no necessity for devastation and horrible excesses might be com- touched but the rioters crossed the street and any laws whatsoever." If he would speak out there a mitted, or what help would come on the morrow, pursued their course westward, carrying fire and little more plainly, he would say, he wishes there All plans of combination for mutual defence were destruction from house to house, like the track of But since folly and abandoned in the general panic, and the prevailing a devastating torrent of burning lava. wickedness abound, laws are absolutely necessary feeling was that of the French soldiers at Water- tants were summoned to leave their houses, which to restrain the wicked and protect those that do loo, Suve qui peut” let him who can, save him- were ins antly plundered and burned with the self! Reports were every where flying as to the same indiscriminate wanton fury as before. Havwell. True practical liberty (the wild would-be liberty designs of the rioters, which they made no secret ing thus completely destroyed the north side of of the levellers, it were easy to show, is slavery of of; but on the contrary, to strike additional terror, the square on which the Mansion-house had stood, their emissaries carried about threatening mes-they attacked the western side, beginning with the the worst description)-true practical liberty consists in the preservation of every man's person, sages; many false alarms were given malici- Excise office, and travelled along that line also. and property, and life from injury and violence. ously, and not a few originated in the well meant But I shall not set down the distressing particulars Whoever obeys the law is protected by it, and en- anxiety of friends, fearing what might happen to of how they sacked, and how they burned the several joys under a good government, as much freedom persons in any way distinguished, or obnoxious to dwelling houses. Two only were saved in the as is good for him. Now to afford this protection the then masters of the city. In every quarter, midst of the western range by the courage and to the innocent, the law must punish the guilty. therefore, the rioters were expected, and people presence of mind of the inhabitants, who made a No man ought to be free to commit crimes. That set themselves about preparing to defend their shew of resistance; and doubtless at the time it is licentiousness. The wild cry about liberty and premises, (in most places a hopeless undertaking) was not very difficult to make the incendiaries equality comes from men who wish to be licenti- or to remove their wives and children, and pro- change their course, seeing that their first phrensy ous-to be free from the controul of government perty, to places of greater security. The rusty had in some degree abated, and they were in undissword and pistol were taken down, the doors and turbed possession of the square, and indeed of the and the law, and although they transgress, to go unpunished. Under such a system the lives and windows were barricaded, and more novel and whole town. Some imps of twelve or fourteen property of every honest man would be at the ingenious contrivances were adopted for defence. years of age, were particularly busy in spreading mercy of rogues. So essential are the prisons with The proprietors of several manufactories got their the flames. Several of them were seen making their bolts, and bars, and fetters, when used accord- large boilers in readiness to pour down a scalding their escape from a burning house along the roof, torrent of water on the assailants. In all direc- and they instantly set fire to a bed-room of the ing to law, to the preservation of our liberties. tions, people were carrying through the streets next house. A large warehouse containing spirits their money, deeds, account books, and other having caught fire, the burning liquid flowed along valuables, with suspicious looks and anxious hasty the street in front of several houses behind the square with a bright livid flame. Some females step. were much scorched in passing over this fiery stream, but by the timely assistance of several (To be continued.) sailors their lives were saved. PAGANINI. ་་ After Steady and Tidy have done a hard day's work at the plough, it is pleasant to see the happy beasts turned loose from yoke and collar, shaking their sleeky sides and rolling their clumsy gamIt was now plain enough that neither public bols. But if a caravan of wild beasts were mischievously let loose in a crowded fair, should we nor private property, neither high or low, rich have any such pleasant feelings? and would a duck-nor poor would be spared. When the torch of ing in the horse-pond be punishment enough for sedition has fired the palace, the flames soon spread the scoundrel who had wantonly exposed man, to the cottage. The peer and the peasant, the woman, and child, to be torn by the teeth and magistrate and private citizen, are fellow sufferers We frequently hear of the importance of enclaws of these beasts of prey? Thieves, robbers, in the common ruin. After the Mansion House and murderers, are beasts of prey, idle and dan- had been destroyed, the rioters began their attack couraging English manufactures. Sometimes when gerous. They are safe no where but in prison, upon the dwelling houses next to it, by forcing her gracious Majesty holds a drawing-room, we and whoever turns them out on society, is respon- open the doors, breaking the windows, throwing hear it announced that there is not to be one shred sible for the crimes they commit. Besides, there out the furniture and valuables into the street, and of silk sported upon the occasion but what is can scarcely be a more flagrant breach of the law- then burning the houses one after another. Books, warranted Spitalfields. This is as it ought to be; "He that justifi-looking-glasses, and furniture, that could not be and I heartily wish that all his Majesty's subjects, or of the liberty of the subject. eth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, easily carried away, were wantonly destroyed.especially the ladies of Great Britain, would strictly even they both are an abomination to the Lord." About midnight all the houses between the Man- and conscientiously act upon the principle of sion-house and Custom-house, with the stables Jerusalem, the guilty city that killed the prophets, and warehouses behind, them, were blazing; and wearing British manufactures alone. This would and stoned them that were sent to her, filled up thus the sabbath closed. serve to find employment for many a craftsman who is now out of work. For my part, I am a dethe measure of her crimes, when her people called on their rulers to shed the most precious and in- A party of rioters, who had forced their way cided enemy to the employment of a parcel of nocent blood, and to release unto them Barabbas, into the Custom-house, were ransacking their foreigners, whilst our own people are out of work. a noted robber and seditious person. rooms; and others who had seated themselves with Nothing can be done without French Cooks, too, The alarming report had now spread that the astonishing hardihood, at a table in the kitchen, to forsooth-greased up to their elbows, and taking mob had been increased by a strong band of mis- eat and drink while the building was burning over ounces of snuff over every ragout! as if there creants whose trade is plunder, and who are their heads, were aroused by the flames bursting were nobody English-born that knew how to do accustomed to consider property only as a thing in upon them. Terror-struck they fled from the the thing!-as if one pint of Niblett's turtle wern't to be stolen. Thieves become selfish, mean, and fiery message of death, but it is believed that very better than a gallon of soup maigre; or as if a cowardly from continual fear, but insolently few escaped. Some were scorched and smothered good roasted sirloin wern't as good as fricaseed bold and merciless at an hour like this, when the within the walls, while others leapt from the roof frogs and cabbage broth! I wish every French civil authorities were powerless; and prisons and the and windows and fell on the pavement lifeless or jackanapes that sets his foot in an English kitchen "What stunned with bruises of which they soon died. A were to be just taken, neck and heels, and trundled gallows were no longer objects of terror. "What still more dreadful fate befel those who dropped into the gutter! And then again it isn't enough are we to expect from these outlaws?" dreadful excesses will they not commit? Since on the portico after the lead which covered it had that we are tricked out in foreign silks, and fed the rioters have broken open the gaols and begun to melt, and being fixed there, suffered with foreign dishes, but we must have foreigners added those desperadoes to their number, what a lingering painful death, exhibiting an awful to fiddle to us, though we could have dozens of else can resist them?" "What will they burn next?" spectacle to their wicked associates. But not English fiddlers for half the money. I'm no friend to theatres. These and such like questions were anxiously and even the agonies and helpless cries of their fellow fearfully put. As the greater part of the troops criminals, as they fell into the snare prepared by amongst the greatest moral nuisances of our land. had been sent away, it was rightly supposed that themselves, and perished in the flames they had I don't care how much they are taxed, whether by 1 reckon them |